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namespace NSpring.Logging.Exceptions {

using System;

/// <summary>
/// Each IExceptionHandler handles exceptions thrown by loggers.  Each Logger class
/// implements the IExceptionHandler interface, meaning that loggers can provide
/// failover logging services for each other; see the Logger class' ExceptionHandler
/// property.  (By default, each Logger uses an instance of SilentExceptionHandler.)
/// </summary>
public interface IExceptionHandler {
    
    /// <summary>
    /// Handles an exception thrown by a Logger instance during logging
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="exception">The logging exception to be handled</param>
    void Handle(LoggerException exception);
    
    /// <summary>
    /// Enables the ExceptionHandler to begin handling logging exceptions,
    /// acquiring any necessary resources
    /// </summary>
    void Open();
    
    /// <summary>
    /// Disables the ExceptionHandler for handling logging exceptions,
    /// releasing any acquired resources
    /// </summary>
    void Close();
}

}
